Brief update

[hummingwolf]

After drinking lots & lots of orange-strawberry-banana juice, I started to feel more like a human being again (thus supporting my hypothesis that potassium deficiency was a big part of my problem). By Friday morning, I finally could concentrate well enough to read for sustained periods of time, so I took advantage of the fact this weekend by immersing myself in some of the local library's collections of SF short stories. I'm not back to normal yet (not even what passes for my normal), but I'm doing noticeably better than I was.

So now I'm online again for the first time since Thursday night. While I was gone, some of you had Drama. I'm thinking of rewriting it as a space opera.

Comments

[stronae.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see that the battle goes better, then. :)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm not sure if you mean the battle for my health or the battles in the future space opera. Either way, thank you. :-)

[fiachra.livejournal.com]

While I was gone, some of you had Drama. I'm thinking of rewriting it as a space opera.

Do it. :^)

Glad to hear you might have figured out some of the problem, too.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the more I think the drama's not interesting enough for a good space opera. Then again, there's some really crappy space opera out there making money, so who knows?

Yes, I'm pleased that I haven't felt very close to passing out today. Still not my usual self, but better than last week.

[eipooz.livejournal.com]

Drama?


Glad to hear you are doing better though!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

So very glad you sussed out the problem.

Were the books good?

I managed to finish a Peter David one, Sir Apropos of Nothing. Decent, and really picked up at the end.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I may not have figured out the whole problem, but it does look like I need to be much more careful about my diet in the future. Sooo, aside from Tropicana's wonderful orange-strawberry-banana juice, I guess I need to figure out which high-potassium foods will fit in my budget.

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

sure glad the power drinks helped! hope this beautiful weather does too. :)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Heh--I never thought of orange juice as a power drink before. Maybe with the added calcium & vitamin D as well as the naturally high levels of C and potassium, it really *is* a power drink. Works for me!

Am glad to see you've had the chance to enjoy the sunny weather!

[nalidoll.livejournal.com]

one of my meds sucks the potassium out of me, fast, at times. this sucks, because i have a low tolerance to supplimental potassium forms.

but i have found that even just a banana a day, or some such, helps. one of the "tests" to see how my level is that the docs use (and now i use myself) is having me hold my hand up, palm out, fingers extended. the lower my potassium level, the more my fingers (particularly the ring finger, actually) will shake.

i occasionally find myself thinking "am i having a panic attack?" *glances at hand* "no, i just need potassium." because it screws with me so bad.

i only half expect this make any sense. i have a cold.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Makes sense to me. For some reason, though, I've gotten to the point where just one banana won't cut it. Hopefully I'll get my potassium levels up enough soon that I won't have to keep using all my food budget on Tropicana products.

[windsparrow.livejournal.com]

Yay for the betterness!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Whee!